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Annabel Pitcher

Annabel Pitcher Books

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Annabel Pitcher is a British writer born in 1982. Her works are known for their deep emotions and rich imagination, especially in the field of young adult literature. Her debut novel, 'Skellig', won multiple awards, including the Carnegie Medal, and quickly became a classic in young adult literature.

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece

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“Todas as vezes que olhei no lago, nunca vi qualquer outro bicho. O peixe é sozinho. Sei exatamente como ele se sente.”

Sadness Loneliness

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“I swallowed all the doubt and all the disappointment and all the anger and they were almost too big, like vitamin pills that are difficult to get down even with water.”

Doubt Emotions Anger Disappointment Swallowing Emotions

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“Tudo parecia preto, menos o céu, que reluzia com milhões de estrelas. Elas pareciam velas minúsculas e por um milissegundo imaginei que todas tinham sido acesas para mim e para Sunya e nosso piquenique especial de Halloween.”

Love Beautiful Stars Friendship Sky Halloween

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“Às vezes quando acordo esqueço que ela foi embora e aí lembro e meu coração desaba, tipo quando você erra um degrau ou tropeça no meio-fio.”

Life Loss Painful Dramatic

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“As estrelas brilham mais intensamente do que jamais brilharam antes e parecem centenas de velas num bolo de aniversário preto. Mesmo se eu pudesse soprá-las, não pediria mais nada. O dia de hoje foi perfeito.”

Beautiful Hope Innocence

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“Deus nos observa o tempo todo, afirmou a sra. Farmer ao atravessarmos a biblioteca a caminho da sala do diretor. Mesmo quando pensamos que estamos sozinhos, Ele pode ver o que estamos fazendo. Fiquei pensando que estava no banheiro e torcendo para que aquilo não fosse verdade.”

Children God Humor Jesus Kid

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“Naquela noite li tudo sobre o milagre que eu era, sentado no parapeito da janela com Roger enroscado a meus pés. O livro falava e falava sobre como eu era especial e único porque havia uma única chance em um milhão de trilhões de eu me tornar eu mesmo. Se aquele único espermatozóide do Papai não tivesse encontrado aquele único óvulo de Mamãe naquele exato momento, eu teria sido alguém diferente. Isso não parecia um milagre. Parecia mais um azar.”

Born Miracle Azar Milagre Sorte Nascimento

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“Doesn't matter what language you speak or what clothes you wear. Some things don't change. Families. Friends. Lovers. They're the same in every city in every country in every continent of the world.”

World Country Matter Speak Language Cities Lovers Clothes Continents Don't Change Family Friends Clothes You Wear

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“If envy is red and doubt is black then happiness is brown. I looked from the little brown stone to the tiny brown freckle to her huge brown eyes.”

Ifs Littles Eye Black Doubt Huge Red Stones Envy Tiny Brown Freckles Brown Eyes

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“In fact she was quite bad and according to Jas she was naughty at school, but no one seems to remember that now she is all dead and perfect.”

Facts Seems School Remember Perfect Naughty

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“I stared up at the sky and raised my middle finger, just in case God was watching. I don't like being spied on.”

Cases Sky Middle Raised Fingers Middle Finger

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“Let's pretend for just one moment that could actually happen. You close your eyes and I'll close mine and let's dream the same dream across the Atlantic, lighting up the darkness between us. Can you see it, Stu? Can you see us up there, shining in all the black?”

Moments Dream Happens Eye Black Darkness Mines Shining Just One Lighting

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“That's not how you're going to live, Bird Girl. Not on my account. Spread those strong wings of yours. Fly.”

Girl Strong Bird Accounts Wings Spread

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“We didn't speak, just drove out of the city into the countryside on our way to absolutely nowhere, and when we found that perfect spot among the trees, we stopped and looked at each other. Swallows swooped through the red sky, back from their adventure, and we held each other underneath the ketchup clouds, willing time to stop and the world to forget us for a while.”

World Way Found Speak Perfect Forget Cities Tree Sky Willing Adventure Red Clouds Spots Countryside Ketchup

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“Sometimes when I wake up, I forget that she's gone and then I remember and my heart drops like it does when you miss a step or trip over a kerb.”

Heart Doe Sometimes Remember Forget Steps Gone Missing My Heart Wake Up

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“Spread those strong wings of yours. Fly.”

Strong Wings Spread

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About the Author

Born: 1982
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 16

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